19-year-old Karnataka paceman Prasidh Krishna destroys Bangladesh A

Updated: Saturday, September 26, 2015, 18:00 [IST]

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Mysuru, Sep 22: Debutant paceman Prasidh Krishna grabbed an impressive five-wicket haul as reigning Ranji Trophy champions Karnataka bundled out Bangladesh A for a mere 158 in the first innings and then reached 163/6 at stumps on Day 1 of the three-day cricket match here on Tuesday.

19-year-old Krishna (5/49) was well supported by Udit Patel (2/11) while Jagadeesha Suchith, Shreyas Gopal, HS Sharath also chipped in with a wicket each to bowl out the visitors in just 38.3 overs at the Srikantadatta Narasimha Raja Wadeyar Ground.

In reply, Shishir Bhavane (55 not out) and Jagadeesha Suchith (14 not out) remained unbeaten to help a struggling Karnataka reach 163/6 in 49 overs.

Opting to bat first, Bangladesh A got off to a disastrous start, losing their openers within five overs of play.

Tight bowling by the Karnataka bowlers restricted the visitors from scoring freely. Instead, Bangladesh A kept losing wickets at regular intervals, handing the hosts the advantage right at the start.

Bangladesh A lost their first five wickets for just 41 runs. But Shuvagata Hom Chowdhury (55), Liton Das (50) and tailender Saqlain Sajib (15 not out) managed to reach the double figure mark.

Chowdhury and Das held on firmly as vital half centuries from both helped them add crucial runs to the team's total and get past the 150-run mark.

But the Karnataka bowlers were too good for the visitors as wickets fell in a cluster, sending all Bangladesh A batsmen back to the pavilion.